Bobbed-hair holder and roll



Nov. 20, 1923. I 1,474,474

H. HOFFMAN BOBBED HATR HOLDER AND ROLL Filed Dec. 19. 1.922

l m QM Patented Nov. 20, 1923.

UNITED STATES HATTIE HOFFMAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ROBBED-HAIR HOLDER AND ROL L.

Application filed December 19, 1922. Serial No. 607,790.

To all whom it my concern. 7

Be it known that I, HA'I'IIE HOFFMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bobbed-Hair Holdersand Rolls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toilet article, and more particularly to ahair roll or form.

The prlnci al object of the'invention is to provide a evice of this kindfor securely holding and forming the short or bobbed ends of hairagainst the head of the wearer to give the appearance of a solid roll orpull of the wearers hair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hair form so constructedas to exert a tensional grip or hold on the hair regardless of theamount of hair, and which will not easily get out of position.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds;and while herein details of the invention are described, the inventionis not limited to these, since many and various changes may be madewithout departing from the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawing, showing by way of example one of manypossible em bodiments of the invention, Fig. 1 is a perspective of theroll or pull from the rear.

Fig. 2 is an outside or back plan elevation of the clasp in closedposition.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the clasp.

Fig. 4 is a sectional side elevation of my device, on line 1-4: of Fig.2.

Fig. 5 is an outside or back plan elevation of the clasp in disengagedposition.

Fig. 6 is an end view of the hook end of the clasp. I

By referring to the drawings it will be seen that my device comprises aform or rat 10, Fig. 4, and also shown in dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3,which ma be made of hair, cloth, wire, or any suitab e material, and ofany desired form or size to suit the wearer. As this form is to be usedto roll the ends of bobbed hair on, it is obvious that the diameter ofthe form or rat will depend largel upon the length of the hair to berolle Where the hair is ver short the form must be small in diameter inorder that the ends of the hair may be concealed. This form may also bemade lengthwise straight or curved to fit the particular part of thehead to which it is tobe applied, as the entiredressing of the headcomprises a plurality of my forms.

A rat holder in the form of a clasp, comprises a head conformablesupport formed of a single piece of wire bent to provide two parallelcurved members 15, having at one end eyes 16 and at their other endsoppositely (positioned hooks 18 facing each other an at right angles tosaid eyes 16. The hook connecting portion of said sin le wire is bentoutwardly and then inwardly continuing the curve of said members 15, to

form a convenient elastic band attaching point 20.

A hair clamping and form-engaging member, made of a single wire, is bentto provide two parallel curved clamping members 22, disposed parallel toeach other and to said members 15, each portion 22 however beingslightly back of and outside of members 15. The portion of clampingmember wire connecting members 22 is bent at right angle to members 22and passes through eyes 16, thereby ivotally engaging with members 15,and is bent again between eyes 16 outwardly and then inwardly to formanother attaching point 25, and to kee members spread in properposition. he free ends 28 of members 22 are engageable in the hooks 18.v

When it is desired to use my device to roll up short bobbed hair to givethe appearance of a puff or roll of the wearer s own hair, the clampingmembers 22, free, are passed through the form or rat 10 lengthwise. Therat and clasp, opened, are then placed between the head and the ends ofthe wearers hair with the back part of the form to the wearers head andthe members 22 then hooked into the hooks 18. The form and clas are thenrolled inwardly and upwar 1y a half-turn when the ham ends will beconcealed and the rat and clasp will conform to the head.

An elastic band, or ribbon, or braid of hair, 30, shown in dotted linesin Fig. 4 may then be attached to points and passing on the outside ofthe hair to hold the roll in position. Pins,of course, may be used inplace of the band 30. In most instances, however, when the device isplaced in position it will not easily become displaced because cf itshead-engaging form.

a vice attached to said member for ho ding the ends of the bobbed hairupwardl pointin and concealed behind said mem er and said intermediateportion to form a roll of less than one convolution; and means securedto the form member and extending around the outside of said intermediateportion for holding said form member and roll in place.

2. In combination, a hair puff form; a clasp comprising 'a headconformable por tion and a clampin member adapted to engage said pufi ansaid head conformable ortion to tension-ally hold the short end of obbedhair therebetween; and means for holding said puif form and bobbed hairagainst the head of the wearer to give the appearance. of a roll of thewearers own hair.

3. In combination, a. hair form; a clasp emme cooperatin therewithcomprising a headcgnformab e support made of a single piece of wire bentto provide two parallel curved .body portions having at one end eyes andat their other ends oppositely positioned hooked portions facing eachother, the hookconnectmg portion of said wire being bent outwardly andinwardly. in the same curve as said parallel body portions; and a clampmade of a single piece of wire bent to provide two parallel curvedcompressing members having free ends adapted to be engaged in said hooksand disposed outside of said curved body portions, thecompressingmembers-connecting portion of said clamp wire being1 bent atright angles thereto and passing t in the same curve as said bers. v

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compressing memrough .said eyes and bent, be-. tween said eyes,outwardly and inwardly

